It's a good question, because a movie isn't good or bad based on its politics. It's usually good or bad for other reasons, though you might agree or disagree with its politics.

When I write a political column for the Chicago Sun-Times, when liberals disagree with me, they send in long, logical e-mails explaining all my errors. I hardly ever get well-reasoned articles from the right. People just tell me to shut up. That's the message: "Shut up. Don't write anymore about this. Who do you think you are?"

Skateboarding is forever, and things like college and girls only ruin an endlessly savored adolescence.

We think of first love as sweet and valuable, a blessed if hazardous condition.

In thinking about 'depressing movies,' many people don't realize that all bad movies are depressing, and no good movies are.

One of the most sublime and hazardous moments in human experience comes when two people lock eyes and realize that they are sexually attracted to one another. They may not act on the knowledge.They may file it away for future reference. They may deny it. They may never see each other again. But the moment has happened, and for an instant all other considerations are insignificant.

I am utterly bored by celebrity interviews. Most celebrities are devoid of interest.